Chikutu Surname

493,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chikutu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikutu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5161:29,9194,599
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Chikutu (22) may also be a first name.

Chikutu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chikutu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chikutu (Oriya: ଚିକୁତୁ) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikutu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chikutu is the 493,936th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 10,893,193 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chikutu reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname Chikutu is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 516 people, or 1 in 29,919. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 59 percent are found, Harare Province, where 15 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 20 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chikhutu93445/
Chikuthu931/
Chukutu8625/
Chekutu8613/
Chikotu863/
Tchikouteu821/
Tshikutu8089/
Cheukutu801/
Hikotu7710/
Zikutu771/
Chukitu7133/
Tchekouteu7132/
Tshekutu671/
Chekottu671/
Jekutu621/
Zekutu621/
Chekothu531/

Chikutu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chikutu in the Oriya language
ଚିକୁତୁcikutu-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chikutu
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